Preface

Swift is a strongly and statically typed programming language that has been used extensively for client-side development in iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. The open source developer community has brought Swift to the Linux platforms, making Swift a cross-platform programming language. This book will get you started with Vapor and Kitura by teaching you about development workflows, unit tests, and the build and release process. You'll then dive into the details of designing web applications with template engines, the Bootstrap framework, databases, and user authentication. Finally, you'll move on to building APIs for web services, full-stack development with iOS applications, and deploying web services as containerized application.